#VU72078 Information disclosure in ImageMagick - CVE-2022-44268
Published: February 9, 2023 / Updated: October 25, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU72078
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-44268
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
ImageMagick
ImageMagick
Software vendor:
ImageMagick.org
ImageMagick.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when performing operations (e.g. resizing) on specially crafted PNG images. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted image to the application and embed contents of other files on the system into the resulting image.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.